Interacting in Everyday Life in Finnish (5 cr)

Learning outcomes

The students is able to
- interact in various social situations
- develop one’s Finnish skills utilizing the Finnish speaking society and environment
- reflect on Finnish lifestyle, policies and services of everyday life
- use the most frequent grammar structures to convey one’s message
- reach the target level A2.1-A2.2 in CEFR

Location and time

See Pakki & Tuudo.

Materials

Study book Kuparinen - Tapaninen Oma suomi 1 (printed or an e-book) & audio app + materials in Canvas provided by the teacher and the students.

Teaching methods

The course consists of contact lessons at Otaniemi campus as well as independend and group assignments in Canvas learning platform.

Employer connections

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International connections

The course is aimed at foreign students studying and working in Finnish environment that brings out multiple cultural dimensions.

Completion alternatives

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Student workload

5 credit points equal 135 hours of student's work.This includes approx 50 hours of contact lessons + 85 hours of student's independent work.

Content scheduling

In the beginning of the course, the students can have their say on the topics that we will focus on. Possible topics are e.g.
- doing grocery shopping
- how to deal with sudden illness + how to talk of body parts
- how to commute
- how to socialize - do's and don'ts
- how to handle a domestic problem and how to ask for help, like losing one's key
- how to use local services

Evaluation scale

H-5

Further information

In order to succeed in activating your Finnish skills, 80% attendance in contact lessons is mandatory.